 Stockings, Compression
"Stockings, Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Tight coverings for the foot and leg that are worn to aid circulation in the legs, and prevent the formation of EDEMA and DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS. PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION STOCKINGS serve a similar purpose especially for bedridden patients, and following surgery.
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D053828
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.101.400.500
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stockings, Compression" by people in Profiles.
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Nahm WJ, Mota JA, Rojas S, Hizon BJ, Gordon C. Improvement of Ulcerations in Treatment-Resistant Chronic Scarring in a Patient with Pyoderma Gangrenosum After Improving Vascular Insufficiency, Gently Removing Necrotic Debris, and Decreasing Wound Fluid. Am J Case Rep. 2018 Jul 19; 19:844-848.
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Ma H, Blebea J, Malgor RD, Taubman KE. Variability in leg compression provided by gradient commercial stockings. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2015 Oct; 3(4):431-437.
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Kahn SR, Shapiro S, Wells PS, Rodger MA, Kovacs MJ, Anderson DR, Tagalakis V, Houweling AH, Ducruet T, Holcroft C, Johri M, Solymoss S, Miron MJ, Yeo E, Smith R, Schulman S, Kassis J, Kearon C, Chagnon I, Wong T, Demers C, Hanmiah R, Kaatz S, Selby R, Rathbun S, Desmarais S, Opatrny L, Ortel TL, Ginsberg JS. Compression stockings to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2014 Mar 08; 383(9920):880-8.
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Malgor RD, Oropallo A, Wood E, Natan K, Labropoulos N. Filter placement for duplicated cava. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2011 Apr; 45(3):269-73.
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Hamner JB, Fleming MD. Lymphedema therapy reduces the volume of edema and pain in patients with breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Jun; 14(6):1904-8.
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